Overview
- The Foreign Ministry formally presented the electronic visa and a physical and virtual emergency passport as part of the e‑SAMI platform on Monday, August 24, 2026, with technical support from the Inter‑American Development Bank.
- Officials say the emergency passport replaces the old salvoconducto and will give holders the same travel rights as a regular passport for urgent international departures.
- Consular staff began training during a phased rollout that started in mid‑August and the government expects the new tools to become available at Peruvian consulates worldwide in the coming weeks.
- The Jorge Chávez airport citizen service is operating 24/7 and has issued more than 15,000 emergency electronic passports in under an hour using a fully digital process that requires a DNI, a boarding pass for a flight within eight hours, and payment of S/120.90.
- Authorities present e‑SAMI as a transparency and anti‑corruption measure that should speed processing, reduce intermediaries and cut missed flights, and observers should watch how quickly consulates adopt the platform and how it affects wait times and informal fees.